Toby Kearton

Toby Kearton is a British independent award winning director, screenwriter & producer based in London, England and Los Angeles, California. He is best known for the independent short film 'Dissonance' (2018) as well as the short films 'The Little Picture' (2018) and 'The Dust Child' (2018). He has recently announced his involvement in his feature film directorial debut. Born in Harlow, Essex, UK on June 20th 1997 as a young child, Toby had an infinite number of titles available to him. After realizing filmmaking and storytelling was his passion, he began to make stop motion animation films at the age of 8, borrowing his fathers digital camera and became a member of the BFI (British Film Institute) in 2012. In 2014 Toby was employed as a runner on the British film 'Tulip Fever' (2017), ultimately starting his film career at the age of 17. After finishing school at the age of 18 and having completed A-levels in Modern History, Archaeology, Politics and Film, Toby attended film school in Burbank, California. Toby graduated from The New York Film Academy in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In his 3 years at film school perfecting his craft, Toby completed many short films which have been screened at various film festivals across the world. Toby is best known for the independent short film 'Dissonance' (2018) which premiered at the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2018. He is also known for his unique take on historical films with 'The Little Picture' and 'The Dust Child' which have won over 20 awards collectively, including Best Director at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Toby is currently writing an upcoming jukebox musical romantic comedy, featuring the songs of a renowned American singer-songwriter.